Chapter 18 I beg my mother to help me summon Physician Zhou.
The maids were very indignant on behalf of Shen Wantang, and even Granny Chai was a little angry.
But Shen Wantang's face showed no anger or resentment; instead, it was filled with confusion.
In his previous life, Xiao Qingyuan begged Chu Yanluo for over a year before she reluctantly agreed to return to the palace with him. Why is it happening so much earlier this time?
Could it be that the marriage exchange unintentionally changed something?
"Granny Chai, go out and see what's going on. Why did the young master suddenly bring people back?"
Granny Chai responded and went out.
Seeing that her mistress still looked calm and composed, Qin Xin couldn't help but ask her, "Princess Consort, aren't you worried? Don't you want to go see the young master yourself? After all, you are the young master's lawfully wedded wife!"
There was one thing she didn't dare say: only three days after the wedding, the prince brought that nun into the manor. Wasn't this a blatant slap in the face to the princess? Who could swallow such an insult?
The other maids also looked at Shen Wantang curiously, waiting for her answer.
Shen Wantang simply smiled calmly: "You said it yourself, I am the young master's lawfully wedded wife. No matter who he brings back, at most she will just be a concubine. Every family has a few concubines and maids, why should I care?"
She actually hoped that Xiao Qingyuan would have more concubines and maids, so that he could have a son.
After all, she herself didn't want to have his child.
In her past life, when she was investigating cases, she saw too many pitiful women who died because of pregnancy and childbirth. At that time, she was actually somewhat grateful that Liao Youhe did not touch her, so that she did not have to go through the gates of hell to give birth.
The maids looked at her with admiration after hearing her answer.
As expected of the Crown Princess, who was personally chosen by the Queen, she is indeed magnanimous, reasonable, and lives a clear and open-minded life. If it were them, they would not be able to be as calm and composed as the Crown Princess.
Even ordinary families wouldn't bring a concubine directly into their household on the third day after the wedding, let alone a royal family.
The atmosphere was relaxed on Shen Wantang's side, but tense and hostile on Xiao Qingyuan's side.
He took Chu Yanluo back to his courtyard and closed the gate, not allowing anyone to enter.
Prince Ning led his men to smash down the door, and upon entering, he slapped his son across the face: "You worthless brat, who gave you permission to bring him back?!"
The princess nearly fainted with rage when she saw Chu Yanluo, heavily pregnant, lying on her son's bed in the inner room: "Yuan'er! Tell her to get out! She's carrying a bastard child in your bed, don't you find it disgusting!"
Even after being slapped, Xiao Qingyuan refused to back down. He stood firmly in front of his parents, not wanting anyone to get close to Chu Yanluo.
"Yanluo has had a miscarriage scare and has fainted. She's bleeding and in critical condition! If I don't bring her back, am I just going to watch her die?"
Prince Ning was furious: "A despicable woman, let her die! It's not like you got her pregnant, why did you save her? Don't you think the Prince's mansion is shameful enough?!"
"If Yanluo dies, I will never live on! As long as she lives, I will live; if she goes to the underworld, I will go with her!"
Enraged, Prince Ning raised his hand and slapped him again: "You scoundrel! You're willing to die for something like this. You don't deserve to be a descendant of the Xiao family, you don't deserve to be my son!"
Xiao Qingyuan's cheek was swollen from the beating, and blood trickled from the corner of his lips.
Looking at his furious father and his disappointed and indignant mother, he slowly knelt down: "I beg you, Father and Mother, to allow me to be willful this time. I cannot live without Yanluo, and Yanluo cannot live without me. So even if I have to go against the whole world, I will do it!"
"I want to save her. I don't care whose child is in her belly. Our royal family is so powerful, how can we not even support a child?"
“I’m not just saying this offhand. I’m serious. If anything happens to Yanluo, I will go with her. That’s what I promised her.”
"Didn't Father teach me to keep my promises? Didn't Mother teach me to always have a kind heart? Why are you still not satisfied even though I have done what you taught me? What exactly do you want from me?"
Princess Ning burst into tears. She had only given birth to this one son, whom she had cherished and raised like a treasure since he was a child. She never imagined that her son would one day break her heart like this for a woman.
“Yuan’er, what we taught you is not for you to use in this kind of situation. If the woman you like were of good character, your father and I would not be stopping you like this.”
The princess sobbed uncontrollably: "I had already promised to propose marriage to the Chu family on your behalf. Your father and I have made great concessions, but this woman is just too outrageous. How can you expect us to accept her? Even her maternal family, the Chu family, refuses to accept her. Otherwise, why would she have been sent to a nunnery to become a nun?"
"Yuan'er, wake up! I'm begging you, please don't be fooled by her anymore!"
Xiao Qingyuan knelt upright: "Mother, I am very clear-headed. Yan Luo did not lie to me. She is the best girl in the world. If you don't believe me, you will know after spending some time with her. She is the most virtuous and her character is better than any other woman. Mother, you don't need to worry."
"Moreover, because even the Chu family refuses to accept her, she has nowhere to go, so it's even more impossible for me to abandon her."
“Her life is in danger. I beg my mother to help me invite Physician Zhou to come and treat her.”
The princess swayed upon hearing this, but fortunately, Prince Ning supported her so she wouldn't fall.
She looked at her son in disbelief: "You want to invite Physician Zhou to treat her?! Physician Zhou is the head of the Imperial Hospital who specializes in treating the Empress Dowager and the Empress! Even Consort Yu, the most favored concubine in the palace, has to prepare lavish gifts and invite him repeatedly to see her. How dare you let Physician Zhou treat such a shameless and lowly thing?!"
How could Xiao Qingyuan not know how high the status of Physician Zhou was and how difficult it was to invite him? However, apart from Physician Zhou, it was unlikely that anyone else could save Yan Luo's life.
Physician Zhou has always been known as the reincarnation of Hua Tuo, and he is most skilled at protecting the fetus. As long as we can invite him, Yan Luo and the child can be saved.
He kowtowed to the princess: "Mother, please ask Physician Zhou for me!"
The last time her son kowtowed to her was to beg her to propose marriage to the Chu family on his behalf.
She raised her son for nineteen years, and he only kowtowed to her twice, both times for Chu Yanluo.
A sudden, metallic taste rose in the princess's throat, her vision went black, and she collapsed limply to the ground.
Prince Ning hurriedly caught her: "Yingzhen! Quickly, call the imperial physician!"
He couldn't care less about his son anymore. He picked up his wife and hurriedly walked out, not even hearing his son calling him from behind.
Xiao Qingyuan knelt there, his handsome face showing guilt and anxiety.
He didn't want to upset his mother like this, but if he didn't do this, how could he save Yanluo's life?
Not knowing if his mother was alright, he felt a pang of unease, as if ants were gnawing at his heart. He stood up to go see his mother, but after taking only two steps, a painful groan suddenly came from the bed.
He paused, then looked towards the bed.
Chu Yanluo slowly opened her eyes and weakly called out to him, "Your Highness, am I about to die...?"
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